Hey friends, it's Anne.

I am so ready for this election to be over.

It's been a brutal campaign season in the middle of a pandemic.

So much seems to be at stake, including voting itself.

I mean, since when do you need a complicated personal plan just to cast a ballot? I mean, at stake, including voting itself.

I mean, since when do you need a complicated personal plan just to cast a ballot in America?

This episode, like this year, democracy is on the ballot.

Keep listening. Wisconsin. Wisconsin Public Radio.

It's to the best of our knowledge, I'm Anstrain Champs.

In neighborhoods across the country, voting has begun.

And already one thing is clear about this election, people are paying a lot more attention to where and when and how they vote.

So I just dropped off my absentee ballot here at James Madison Park.

In Madison, Wisconsin, there are poll workers in the parks.

It's a really cool concept that you can go to any park in the neighborhood and vote.

So we pop by on our bike.

It's something that I need to do because it's important and I wanted to show up for myself and other people.

This is my first time voting. I've been here for 20 years.

I wasn't able to vote and because I became a citizen now, I can vote.

I want to have a voice, so this is my way to say I'm planting my small seed in there.

Even a pandemic can't stop democracy.

But this is definitely a whole different kind of election, for a lot of reasons.

And frankly, I think a lot of us are ready for it all to be over.

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